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as in misrepresenting
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
taking that statement completely out of context essentially falsifies it, whether that's your intention or not
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as in refuting
to prove to be false
telephone records falsified his claim that he wasn't home that night
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Recent Examples of falsifying
In his ruling on post-trial motions, Shah tossed the underlying bribery counts due to the Supreme Court’s decision in Snyder, but kept intact the main conspiracy count as well as guilty verdicts for falsifying ComEd’s books and records, which were charged under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
The lawsuit also accuses the hospital of falsifying Wilson’s medical records.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
Cantrell was hired as police chief in Valley Mills, in Bosque County near Waco, in September 2024 and fired six months later under criminal allegations of falsifying time sheets.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
Trump was convicted on all 34 felony charges for falsifying business records to conceal the payments.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 2 Apr. 2026
Eric Mixon, 53, was arrested on seven counts of official misconduct for falsifying his work timesheets.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Sophia’s grandmother later sued Alameda County in April 2023, claiming the agency failed time and again to protect the child, breaking more than a dozen state child welfare regulations and later falsifying records to cover their tracks.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Both were subsequently suspended from their jobs — and then indicted on criminal charges in November 2019 for falsifying their inmate counts that night.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
The same month that her bank reported to the FBI, federal prosecutors charged Noel along with Thomas, the other guard who found Epstein, with falsifying time records.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
The lawsuit also accuses the hospital of falsifying Wilson’s medical records.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
Cantrell was hired as police chief in Valley Mills, in Bosque County near Waco, in September 2024 and fired six months later under criminal allegations of falsifying time sheets.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
Trump was convicted on all 34 felony charges for falsifying business records to conceal the payments.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 2 Apr. 2026
Eric Mixon, 53, was arrested on seven counts of official misconduct for falsifying his work timesheets.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Sophia’s grandmother later sued Alameda County in April 2023, claiming the agency failed time and again to protect the child, breaking more than a dozen state child welfare regulations and later falsifying records to cover their tracks.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Both were subsequently suspended from their jobs — and then indicted on criminal charges in November 2019 for falsifying their inmate counts that night.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
The same month that her bank reported to the FBI, federal prosecutors charged Noel along with Thomas, the other guard who found Epstein, with falsifying time records.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for falsifying
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Ramsey’s attorneys said there are gaps in the case prosecutors presented to the grand jury, including by misrepresenting what the witness reported in the 911 call, and attorney Alfredo Parrish said the grand jury even pushed back.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Noem was removed from her position following demonstrable failures in her management of the Department of Homeland Security, including misrepresenting a $220 million advertising campaign to Congress and inadequate emergency response coordination.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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The documentary is already stirring up buzz due to Odom’s recent comments refuting some of the details and recollections from his ex-wife Khloé Kardashian.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Gould had re-released his own book with new material refuting those arguments.—
Megan Molteni,
STAT,
7 Apr. 2026
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Normalizing interactions where such limitations do not exist risks distorting the very standard by which human love is measured.—
Oluwaseun Damilola Sanwoolu,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2026
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The front has square glass block masonry on the lower half, which lets light in while reducing what's visible outside by distorting the view.—
Stefan Ionescu
March 30,
New Atlas,
30 Mar. 2026
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The club’s hitters are 7-for-20 and catchers are 7-for-15 in overturning calls.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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Prosecutors looking to strip Eastman of his law license had depicted him as fabricating a baseless theory and making false claims of fraud in hopes of overturning the results of the election.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Falsifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falsifying. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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